Question

Why did the narrator soldier request the old man to leave from the bridge give reasons

Answer 1

The narrator soldier request the old man to leave from the bridge because the pontoon bridge was not safe for him to sit as there was war situation and everyone were crossing the bridge to get a safer distance from the approaching enemy forces and it was narrator's duty to check the advancement of the enemy forces and check the bridgehead of a pontoon bridge across Ebro river.